Title 52 — Title 52 FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS
14 chapters · 183 sections in this title.
RCW 52.12.011 Status.
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Fire protection districts created under this title are political subdivisions of the state and shall be held to be municipal corporations within the laws and Constitution of the state of Washington. A fire protection district shall constitute a body corporate and possess all the …
RCW 52.12.021 General powers.
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Fire protection districts have full authority to carry out their purposes and to that end may acquire, purchase, hold, lease, manage, occupy, and sell real and personal property, or any interest therein, to enter into and to perform any and all necessary contracts, to appoint and…
RCW 52.12.031 Specific powers—Acquisition or lease of property or equipment—Contracts—Association of districts—Group life insurance—Building inspections—Fire investigations.
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Any fire protection district organized under this title may:(1) Lease, acquire, own, maintain, operate, and provide fire and emergency medical apparatus and all other necessary or proper facilities, machinery, and equipment for the prevention and suppression of fires, the providi…
RCW 52.12.036 Community revitalization financing—Public improvements.
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In addition to other authority that a fire protection district possesses, a fire protection district may provide any public improvement as defined under RCW 39.89.020, but this additional authority is limited to participating in the financing of the public improvements as provide…
RCW 52.12.041 Eminent domain.
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The taking and damaging of property or property rights by a fire protection district to carry out the purposes of its organization are declared to be for a public use. A district organized under this title may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property or property r…
RCW 52.12.051 Condemnation proceedings.
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A fire protection district may unite in a single action, proceedings to condemn property which is held by separate owners. Two or more condemnation suits instituted separately may also, in the discretion of the court, upon a motion of an interested party, be consolidated into a s…
RCW 52.12.061 Contracts, promissory notes, deeds of trust, and mortgages for purchase of property—Limit on indebtedness—Election, when.
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Fire protection districts may execute executory conditional sales contracts, installment promissory notes secured by a deed of trust, or mortgages with a governmental entity or a private party for the purchase or sale of any real or personal property, or property rights: PROVIDED…
RCW 52.12.071 Liability insurance for officials and employees.
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The board of commissioners of each fire district may purchase liability insurance with limits it deems reasonable for the purpose of protecting its officials and employees against liability for personal or bodily injuries and property damage arising from their acts or omissions w…
RCW 52.12.101 Burning permits authorized—Resolution.
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In any district in which the commissioners have adopted and published a resolution assuming the authority of issuing burning permits, a person, firm, or corporation shall not start, permit, or cause to be started or permitted an open fire on any land within a fire protection dist…
RCW 52.12.102 Burning permits—Resolution to be published and posted.
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The commissioners of a district may adopt a resolution authorizing the district to issue fire permits and establishing the terms and conditions under which the permit shall be issued. Notice of the resolution shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspap…
RCW 52.12.103 Burning permits—Issuance—Contents.
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Burning permits may be issued upon request, by the persons authorized by the commissioners when the issuing officer deems it appropriate. The permit shall designate the premises and the exact location where the fire may be started and permitted, the nature of the material to be b…
RCW 52.12.104 Burning permits—Duties of permittee.
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The permittee shall comply with the terms and conditions of the permit, and shall maintain a responsible person in charge of the fire at all times who shall maintain the fire under control, not permit it to spread to other property or structures, and extinguish the fire when the …
RCW 52.12.105 Burning permits—Penalty.
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The violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter pertaining to fire permits, or of any term or condition of the permit, is a misdemeanor.[ 1947 c 254 s 24; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 5654-151m. Formerly RCW 52.28.050.]
RCW 52.12.106 Burning permits—Penalty.
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The violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this chapter pertaining to fire permits, or of any term or condition of the permit, is a misdemeanor.[ 1984 c 229 s 5.]
RCW 52.12.108 Burning permits—Liability for fire suppression costs.
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If a person starts a fire without a permit or if a permit holder fails to comply with any provision of this chapter pertaining to fire permits, or of any term or condition of the permit, and as a result of that failure the district is required to suppress a fire, the person or pe…
RCW 52.12.111 Use of equipment and personnel beyond district boundaries—Governmental function.
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A fire protection district may permit, under conditions prescribed by the fire commissioners of the district, the use of its equipment and personnel beyond the boundaries of the district. Any use made of the equipment or personnel under this section shall be deemed an exercise of…
RCW 52.12.121 Use of equipment and personnel outside district—Duty of firefighter deemed duty for district—Benefits not impaired.
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If a firefighter engages in any duty outside the boundaries of the district the duty shall be considered as part of the duty as firefighter for the district, and a firefighter who is injured while engaged in duties outside the boundaries of the district shall be entitled to the s…
RCW 52.12.125 Reimbursement for fire suppression costs on state lands—Limitations.
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Fire protection districts in proximity to land protected by a state agency are encouraged to enter into mutually beneficial contracts covering reciprocal response arrangements. In the absence of such a contractual agreement, a fire protection district that takes immediate action …
RCW 52.12.131 Emergency medical services—Establishment and collection of charges.
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Any fire protection district which provides emergency medical services, may by resolution establish and collect reasonable charges for these services in order to reimburse the district for its costs of providing emergency medical services.[ 1984 c 230 s 81; 1975 c 64 s 1. Formerl…
RCW 52.12.135 Interlocal agreements for ambulance services.
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(1) A rural fire protection district organized under this title may enter into a contract pursuant to chapter 39.34 RCW with a contiguous city for the furnishing by the city to the fire protection district or districts of emergency medical services in the form of ambulance servic…
RCW 52.12.140 Hazardous materials response teams.
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Fire protection districts may cooperate and participate with counties, cities, or towns in providing hazardous materials response teams under the county, city, or town emergency management plan provided for in RCW 38.52.070. The participation and cooperation shall be pursuant to …
RCW 52.12.150 Setting fires for firefighter instruction—When burning permit not required—Notice, inspection required.
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Without obtaining a permit issued under RCW 70A.15.5090, fire protection district firefighters may set fire to structures located outside of urban growth areas in counties that plan under the requirements of RCW 36.70A.040, and outside of any city with a population of ten thousan…
RCW 52.12.160 Firefighting services for unprotected lands.
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(1) The definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 4.24.780 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(a) "Fire protection service agency" or "agency" means any local, state, or federal governmental entity responsible for the provision of firefighting s…